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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - November 2017

Nov 2017

Jun 24, 2022

TCS to Launch Chip-based Passports by End of 2022

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expected to begin the rollout of chip-based e-passports in India by the end of 2022. The company is working with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to set up a new control centre and a new data centre for the same. Once the setup is complete, the company will begin rolling out e-passports in the country.
As per reports, under the second phase of the passport implementation phase, the company will setup new Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and revamp the existing PSKs with refreshed infrastructure to ensure a more convenient and faster turn-around-time. It will also improve citizens' experience with solutions such as chatbots, biometrics and auto-responses as a passport application is processed. In addition to this, PSKs across the country will also be upgraded in terms of infrastructure in the second phase of the project.

Jun 23, 2022

South Korea: Launches First Domestically Built Space Rocket

South Korea launched its first domestically built space rocket in the country's second attempt, months after its earlier liftoff failed to place a payload into orbit.
A successful launch would boost South Korea's growing space ambitions but also prove it has key technologies to build a space-based surveillance system and bigger missiles amid animosities with rival North Korea.
The three-stage Nuri rocket carrying what officials called a functioning "performance verification" satellite blasted from South Korea's only space launch centre on a small island off its southern coast.
In the first attempt in October 2021, the rocket's dummy payload reached its desired altitude of 700 km (435 miles) but didn't enter orbit because the engine of the rocket's third stage burned out earlier than planned.

Jun 22, 2022

Indian Communication Satellite Launched by Arianespace

European space agency Arianespace put orbit two communication satellites belonging to India and Malaysia in geostationary orbit.
The two satellites weighing cumulatively 10,863 kg were flown by Ariane 5 rocket from the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
GSAT-24 built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4,180 kg with pan India coverage for meeting the direct-to-home (DTH) application needs.
The Indian government owned enterprise NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) has leased the entire satellite capacity to Tata Play.

Jun 21, 2022

SpaceX Launches 3 Rockets in 36 Hours

SpaceX completed a hat-trick of spaceflight missions in less than two full days, amid reports of employee dissent within the company.
The latest launch took place, when a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, taking a communications satellite developed by Globalstar into orbit.
The busy launch schedule will continue in the coming months, and SpaceX hopes to send its fully reusable Starship rocket into orbit later this summer.

Jun 20, 2022

NASA: Asteroid Psyche Mission

NASA's mission to carry out detailed examination and study of the asteroid Psyche is all set to launch in August. NASA revealed the possible launch date as August 1. The mission will be launched from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.
One of the biggest asteroids in our Solar System, the 16 Psyche asteroid is made up of gold, nickel and iron deposits and is supposedly worth more than Earth's economy. The asteroid is worth nearly $10,000 Quadrillion.

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